James fallows



(No Model.)

J. FALLOWS.

TOY. No. 352,401.. Patented Nev. 9, 1886.

WITNE SE lNvENToR @3% 72 2@ JAMES FALLoWs, or PHILADELPHIA,PENNsYLv-ANIA.`

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,401, dated November9, 1886.

' Application filed February 15, 1886. Serial No. 191,975. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES FALLows, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadel-v phia, in the county of Philadelphia and State -ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys;and I do,

hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the manufacture of that class of toys andsimilararticles that have secured thereto or mounted thereon tin figures ofmen, animals, &c.

The objects of my improvement are to lessen the cost of construction, toadd strength and firmnessto the article, and at the same time produceatoy that will be comparatively noiseless when rolled along the door,and one that will not scratch or bruise the furniture of the room whenbrought in contact therewith. To accomplish these objects I make thepedestal or platform of the toy of wood, and attach the tin figures andany desired mechanism in the manner hereinafter described.

Heretofore toys of this class have always been constructed with a tinplatform, in order that the surmonnting figure may be easily and cheaplysecured thereto by soldering. As a consequence the toy is frail andeasily broken, and when rolled along the floor produces a loud,disagreeable, rattling noise. Besides, When striking the furniture ofthe room, no matter how slight the blow, an unsightly vscratch or bruiseis sure to follow. All of these objections are overcome by making theplatform of wood and joining the parts together inA the mannerr hereinshown.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toyhaving my improvements therein. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section showingthe manner of attaching the axles and the tin disks or plates to whichthe figures are soldered. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation. Fig. 4are details of the axle bearings and supports. Fig. 5 are detailed viewsof the plates or disks to which the figures are soldered. Fig. 6 is aview of the axle-bearings and their connectingpiece removed from thewooden platform. y

A is the wooden platform of the toy; B, the

figure mounted thereon; C, the wheels upon which the toy rolls along thedoor.

c is the axle for the wheels. y

D D are the supports for the axles. These supports are made of sheet-tincorrugated to increase the strength and bent in the shape shown in Fig.4./

d d are spurs or projections formed L:on both sides of the supports D.These spurs enter or are forced into the sides of the wooden platform A,(see Fig. 2,) thus preventing the supports from moving back or forward.

d d are narrow strips of tin-extending across the under side of theplatform. These strips are soldered at the ends to the supports D D, inthe position lshown in Fig. 6, thus securely connecting them togetherand fixing themin the proper position. To more securely fasten the.supports D D in position and provide for any shrinkage of the woodenplatform, the strips d d may be made to extend only partially across, inwhich case they would be tacked to the under side o f the platform closeto the supports D.

E E are two small disks or plates of tin secured to the wooden platformby means of a tack passing through both platform and disk. To theseplates or-disks the surmonnting figure is soldered, as shown in Fig. l.

In small toys, instead of the tin plates or disks E E, a tack or rivethaving alargehead may be used. These plates may also be made of brass orany metal to which solder will readily adhere, tin-plate being usedsimply on account of its cheapness.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In atoy,the combinatiou,with the wooden platform A and suitablesupporting means therefor, substantially as described, of the me# tallicfigure B, and the metallic plate or plates E, provided with tacks forinsertion into or through the wooden platform, and having the metallicfigure soldered to the upper surface of said plate or plates,substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. y

2. The combination of the wooden pedestal or platform A, the solderingplate or plates E, secured to the platform, a surmonnting metal figure,B, the axle-supportsD, having the spur or spurs Ad and attaching-stripd, and the only partially across the underside l'of the 1o Wheels C,all. arranged substantially as'andfor Wooden platform, vsubstantially asdescribed.

the purpose described.` In testimony whereof I aiix mysignature in 3.The Wooden platform or pedestal A, havpresence of two Witnesses. 5 inga. surmounting figure, in combination JAMES FALLOWS with the wheels C,and supports D, having their tops bent to clasp around the edge of theWitnesses:

platform, and being provided with the attach- THOs. D. MOWLDS,ing-strips d', said attaching-strips extending OTIS EGAN.

